Edge-trimming machine



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EDGE TRIMMING MACHINE Filed Dec. 24, 1926 2 SheetsSheet 1 INVENTOR WITNESS? fiber t Wfihraik BY W.

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A. w. MARS IK EDGE TRIMMING MACHINE Filed Dec. 24, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet lNvENfo'R Jflhri WMarsi/i ATTORNEY Pdtented Apr. 9, p 1929.

PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT W. MAR-SIK, OF NEVf YORK, N. Y.

EDGE-TRIIvIIvIING IMACHINEL 7 Application filed December 24, 1926'. Serial No. 156,894.

This invention relates to trimming devices forthe edges of lawns adjacent walks or pavements and has for an object to provide an improved edge trimming structure which will not only cut or trim the grass but will cut the earth adjacent the pavement and move the cutter off to one side. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide in a single instrument, means for outting the grass and plowing to a certain extent some of the soil adjacent the cut grass so as to provide a clean sharp edge to the grass and earth adjacent the walk.

Another object, more specifically, is-to pro vide an'edge trimming device for lawns and the like wherein as the device moves over the ground as shearing structure is utilized for cutting the grass while other means are automatically brought into play for removing the cut grass and some of the earth adjacent thereto so as to presenta clean edge.

In the accompanyin drawings- Figure 1 is a top plan view of an edge trimming machine disclosing an embodiment of the invention.

' Figure 2 is a side view of the machine shown in Figure 1. V

Figure 3 is a front view of the structure shown in Figure 2, part of the handle being broken awa Figure 4 is a sectional view through Figure 2 online 4l4, the same being on an enlarged scale. 7 a

Figure 5 is a sectional view through Figure 1 on line 5-5.

Figure 6 is a sectional View through Figure 4 on line 6 6.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view through Figure 2 on line 77, the same being on an enlarged scale.

Figure 8 is a sectional view through Figure 1 on line 88.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary side View showing a modified construction to that illustrated in Figure 2, said view being on a reduced scale. 7

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates a flat plate which may be termed a body and which merges into an extension 2 for receiving the handle 3, said handle being of any conventional kind, as for instance,'a wooden bar with a cross piece 4 at the upper end. This handle is secured in place by suita le bolts 5 whereby the device may be readily pushed along when in use. The body 1 also merges into a forwardly extending knife 6 having a cutting edge 7 coacting with the cutting edge 8 of the blade 9. These blades are formed and also act as shears for cutting the grass by a shearing action in the same manner as an ordinary pair of scissors. The blade 9 is provided with an. e

tension 10 arranged almost at right angles to the main part of the blade, said extension being pivotally mounted at 11 on body 1 and provided with an elongated slot 12 accommodating the operating or driving pin 13. This pin is eccentrically connected to a disk or plate 14 whereby the pin rotates in a circle as the disk 14 rotates. The disk 14 is carried by a shaft 15 (Figure at) supported'bysuitable ball bearings.

As indicated in Figure 4, the body 1 is either integral with or rigidly secured to a block 16 to which a hollow shaft 17 is rigidly secured inany desired manner. The hollow shaft 17 merges into a-large disk 18 carrying at one point a rotatable shaft 19, said shaft having secured at one end a pinion 20 and at the opposite end a gear wheel 21. The pinion 20 continually meshes with a gear wheel 22 formed integral with or rigidly secured to the tubular extension 23 of plate 24. The plate 2% is secured by screws 25 or other fastening means to the tubular casing 26, which casing is preferably provided with a closed end 27. The outside of casing 26 may be smooth, corrugated or formed in anydesired manner so as to engage the earth and rotate as the device is moved along. As the casing 26 rotates, it will rotate plate 2e and gear wheel 22. This will cause the pinion 20 and gear wheel 21 to rotate. The gear wheel 21 continually meshes with a pinion 28 which is rigidly connected with a gear wheel 29 and gear wheel 29 in turn is continually in mesh with pinion 30 rigidly secured to shaft 15. In this way the rotary movement of casing 26 is multiplied so that upon one revolution of casing 26, shaft 15 and disk 14 will rotate many times. As the pin 13 describes a circle on each rotation of disk 14 and as this pin extends through the slot 12, the knife 9 will be moved upwardly and downwardly once for each rotation of shaft 13. When the knife 19 is forced downwardly, the cutting edge 8 passes the cutting edge 7 in the usual manner i i of shears so that a good shearing action is secured.

Associated with the knife 6 is a small-bar 31 which is preferably countersunk into the plate as shown in Figure 8 and held therein by suitable belts or rivets 32. The forward end: of the bar Slcarries a'bolt 33 acting as a journal pin and onthis journal pin is retatably mounted a disk cutter 34. This cutter projects continually belowfthe lower edge of the blade 6 so that it may enter the earth 35 when; the device is in operation. At the rear .part ofibody 1 is arranged a cleaning device or plow 36 WlllClLlifl-S ashearing edge 37, arranged at an angle v as shown 111 Figure 1 whereby theearth at the right of the cutter 3& will be moved to one side. The plow 36 is provided with an upstanding flange member 38 provided with a slot 39 through whichthe bolts 40 extend, said bolts being fitted into body 1 and provided preferably with wing nuts so'that the plow 86 may be adjusted to any desired depth.

In use, the'device is specially adapted to out the edge of a lawn near pavements or walks. a When in use, the blade or cutter 3a is arranged adjacent one edge of the walk and the blades 6 and associated parts are arranged parallel to the'walk with-the casing 26 resting on the grass as shown in Figure 3. Thedevice is pushed along in this'position and as itis pushed the blades orcutters 6 and 9 will shear the overhanging grass while blade 3st also acts to shear-to a certain extent some of the grass and acts to cut into the earth a short distance. As the plow 36 moves, the cut earth is drawn or crowded to one side, namely,

to a point on the walk where it may later be removed. This provides a clean sharpedge to the lawn adj acent the walk.

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1. An edge trimming machine .for'lawns, comprising a shearing structure which includes a knife merging into a body, a blade pivot-ally mounted on said body formed with an-edge co-acting withthe edge of said knife,

comprising a shearing structure, said sti'uctureinclnding a straight knife, traction operated means for actuating said shearing structure, a bar carried by said knife extending beyond the front end-of saidshearing structure, a rotatable cutting disk carried by said bar at its front end,'-a' plow arranged substantially in line with said cuttin g'disk for throwing theearth to oneside, adjustable securing means.for'holdingsaid plow in position, said'securingmeans includinga sliding slotted bar and a clamping bolt,"said bar being slidable in sucha direction as to vary the depth of said plow,-'anda handl'efor moving'the shearing structure, cutting disk, traction means and plow alongsimultaneously.

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